5.6% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Forster - Tuncurry · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Forster - Tuncurry
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Forster - Tuncurry compared to the rest of the country. Only 39.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This suggests a population with a high number of retirees or people not seeking employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the state average at 48.6%, a figure that has fallen 18 points since 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate has risen slightly since 2011 to 5.6%, which is about the same as the national figure.
39.5% ▼ -38.0%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.6% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 21.1%. Other major employers include retail trade at 12.9% and accommodation and food services at 12.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and community or personal service workers are the most common roles, each making up over 17% of the workforce. Technicians and trades people follow at 14%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Forster - Tuncurry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112008/forster-tuncurry/topic/employment